Swine
חֲזִירStrong’s H2386chazir (cha-zir)
Appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Chazir is the Hebrew word usually translated “pig” and “wild boar”. It appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.”
Meaning
- Hog, swine, boarswine (as forbidden food) · wild boar
How it's translated
- the pig 4
- a pig 2
- wild boar 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 3
- Leviticus 1
- Deuteronomy 1
- Psalms 1
- Proverbs 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Deuteronomy 14:8And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.
- Psalms 80:13The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
- Proverbs 11:22As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
- Isaiah 65:4Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine’s flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
- Isaiah 66:3He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
- Isaiah 66:17They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.
Hebrew dictionary
חֲזִיר chazir · swine
1) hog, swine, boar 1a) swine (as forbidden food) 1b) wild boar
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “swine” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SWINE, noun
sing. and plural A hog, a quadruped of the genus Sus, which furnishes man with a large portion of his most nourishing food. The fat or lard of this animal enters into various dishes in cookery. The swine is a heavy, stupid animal, and delights to wallow in the mire.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.